Haiku Entries – October 2009

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

Flying with us
Beside the car…
A pigeon from the memorial chorten.

Namgay Wangchuk ( Thimphu)

little too late,
the bus has stopped…
time to eat.

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

One quiet 3 AM
Sitting on a cremation oven
piercing pain inside my heart

Sherab Jamtsho ( Thimphu)

Her piercing looks

Gentle yet intriguing
Cutting through my bullshit

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

A singing rivulet
Meanders with dancing reeds
Turning prayer wheels

Karma CW (Thimphu)

Camera on the display
Eachtime i wonder
Maybe a Christmas sale?

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Widowed so young
Smiling , she hops on the dance floor
As if in a sunny sunflower field

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

After a long day…
Sun set and dry leaves
Cover my path home

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Clasped hands,increasing heat
Hard breathing,faster than ever..
Tired,a deep glad sigh!

Karma CW (Thimphu)

Everytime i pass the corner
In a white apron…
The old man at the Italian cafe….

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Remembering current masters
Long tailed birds…
Fly….

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

The picture
Up on the white screen
Faces scowling

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

Thick forest
To my left … to my right
The road in between

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

The maize
Beaten into snack
Time for tea

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

The sun greeting
The sky in tears
Laughter!

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

Rain on the tin roof
Windows clear
Peace….

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

Tap dancing clumsily
My fingers on the keyboard
Winter breeze!

Tshering Dolkar (Thimphu)

I hear the trash truck
breaking glass, crunching metal
Did I take mine out?

Chandra DeNap (New Jersey, USA)

Drifting in from the street
Greetings…
Awareness in presence

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)

A floating hair
In the air
Lands on my bed

Sherab Jamtsho  (Thimphu)

Hands on steering wheel
Eyes on a sensual roadside girl
Bang! Oh my god! Screech!

Karma CW (Thimphu)

Rising over the bay
Autumn clouds – magnificent and deep
Yet, they will soon dissolve into emptiness

Dave (Swansea, UK)

Singer on the radio
wishing for deathless life -
all hell breaks loose

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

A friend enters,
as confused as I
Where am I heading?

Neten Chhetri (Thimphu)

Her cinematic idols
His lewd remarks
Blaring music all the way

Tshering Dorji (Thimphu)

She sold her poem
And warmed my night
For just a euro.

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Feeling the beat
Of cold concrete
My back on the wall

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

Gushing wind
My poor pears out in the night
Hold on tight

Sonam Palden (Den Haag, Netherlands)

A long holiday
jaded enthusiasm -
walk by the river

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Amidst misty fog…
river down the plain emerges -
nature’s master piece

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Himalayan hills
rising from the plains en route
to the blue blue sky

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Milky white water
flowing from a great height -
spectacular fall

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Bumpy winding road
hungry disgruntled drivers
a jam-packed restaurant

Kinley Tshering (Thimphu)

Thrilled thumb on keypads
An expectant lover calls
Subscriber switched off

Karma WC (Thimphu)

A father
Helping his child
Down the ledge

Namgay Wangchuk (Thimphu)